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Iran attacked seven commercial ships in the seven days to 14 July.

Partly supported Claimed by United States Armed Forces on 14 July 2026.

The statement

CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper said Iran had intentionally targeted civilians and attacked seven commercial ships in seven days, with about a dozen crew killed, missing or injured.

Foreign audience · en

  1. Origin of the claim CNBC Media · Unaffiliated origin: CENTCOM commander statement · published 2026-07-14 00:00 UTC

Events that bear on it

The evidence for the verdict

  1. Evidence The Guardian Media · Unaffiliated origin: UKMTO incident report · published 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC
  2. Corroboration gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: Bloomberg reporting citing people familiar with the matter and EOS Risk Group · published 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC A laden liquefied natural gas carrier was hit by a projectile near the Omani coast as it exited the Strait of Hormuz.
  3. Evidence The Guardian Media · Unaffiliated origin: UKMTO incident report and Indian government statement · published 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC The vessel was struck, disabled and its crew forced to take to lifeboats
  4. Corroboration The Guardian Media · Unaffiliated origin: Omani authorities statement · published 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC
  5. Evidence The Guardian Media · Unaffiliated origin: UAE government statement · published 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC killing one Indian crew member and wounding eight others, including four seriously
  6. Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: UAE ministry of defence, Indian foreign ministry and UKMTO statements · published 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

WhenFromToWhy
2026-10-30 18:00 UTCIran attacked seven commercial ships between 7 and 14 July.Iran attacked seven commercial ships in the seven days to 14 July.The proposition misstated the statement; corrected to what the speaker said.
2026-10-30 18:00 UTCOpenPartly supportedUKMTO, Omani, Indian and UAE government statements reported by The Guardian and Al Jazeera show the GFS Galaxy struck on 11 July (ev-20261027-m7p1), which the IRGC said it fired on, and two UAE tankers hit by missiles on 13 July (ev-20261027-1ctw), which the UAE blamed on Iran and the IRGC said it hit; UKMTO and Bloomberg show three ships struck on 6 July (ev-20261027-zz24). Iran's responsibility for the 6 July strikes and the count of seven rest on US, Saudi and IRGC statements only. Events: ev-20261027-zz24, ev-20261027-m7p1, ev-20261027-1ctw.

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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-4x3q, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-4x3q/

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